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A down to earth and grounding blue
This quietly elegant blue feels wonderfully down to earth, so could be used on anything from a kitchen island to an airy drawing room. The exact shade is rooted in a regency palette but is inspired by the cloth of everyday workwear made in the French city Nîmes. Like denim, its blue hue is ultimately fashionable and yet always feels grounded.
We’re dedicated to perfecting the art of paint. At our home in Dorset, we combine the finest ingredients, 75 years of experience and technical precision to help you create beautiful spaces that stay beautiful. Even in our colour rich paints, less than 8% of the tin is the colour. The other 92% is what creates the quality, depth and extraordinary response to light that transforms your home.
Paint is like coffee. The colour is the froth on the top, but it’s the quality of the rest of the cup that makes it taste good. – Richard Ball, Farrow & Ball Co-founder
We use twelve exclusive pigments, all specifically selected for their colour intensity. We take colour seriously, so naturally, we only accept the very best. By using these same pigments to make every colour in our palette, all our shades combine effortlessly, making it easy for you to put together a cohesive colour scheme.
Deeper, richer colours
Deeper, richer colours
Packed with pigment for an extraordinary response to every kind of light.
We add generous helpings of rich pigment to create our signature look – deep colours with complex undertones. The same space that feels bright and airy in morning sun, can feel cosy and intimate by evening. Our teams design each shade under every kind of light, so it will be perfectly balanced in every setting.
Extraordinary response to light
Extraordinary response to light
We spend months carefully crafting and testing each of our paint colours to make sure they share our signature extraordinary response to light. This beautiful reaction to changing light, like bringing out different undertones or shifting intensity, is what makes our paint so special.
Interior and exterior finishes
Interior and exterior finishes
From walls, floors and furniture to radiators, skirtings and sheds, our range of paint finishes can help you transform almost any surface in your home (and outside it, too).
We even have multi-surface finishes like Dead Flat® and Full Gloss, so you can tackle walls, woodwork and metal at the same time.
Our comprehensive range is comprised of paint finishes that not only look beautiful, but offer different practical benefits. Designed for a variety of different surfaces, each finish is compatible with our high-performance Primers & Undercoats to ensure exceptional coverage, adhesion and depth of colour.
Colour Story
Complementary White
Shaded White
Shaded White has a gentle greyness making it incredibly versatile within homes both old and new. Find out more about Shaded White No.201
Every colour in the Farrow & Ball palette is paired with a specific shade of white, these are selected to celebrate a shared undertone and create harmonious spaces alongside your chosen colour.
When it comes to using dark colours, the deeper the better. So, for an irresistibly inviting finished look, pair darker shades with our Dark Tones Primer & Undercoat. Based on the colour of Down Pipe, combining this primer with your topcoat creates an unrivalled richness and makes quite the statement.
Made with the same natural ingredients and pigments as our topcoats, our Primer & Undercoat is the crucial foundation for creating a rich, even and longer lasting finish.
The best way to experience our colours before taking the plunge is with a true-to-colour paint sample. To help you narrow down your shortlist of shades, we've curated three of our most popular blue shades to help you find your perfect match.
Sample selection contains 3 x 100ml Sample Pots of our beautiful Inchyra Blue, Stiffkey Blue and Hague Blue.
Our expert Colour Consultants are ready and waiting to help bring your style to life. If you’d like personalised advice on how to use our paint and papers in your home, book an in-home or virtual appointment today.
When it comes to creating colour schemes, blue paint is one of the most versatile options around. In some spaces it evokes calm and serenity, while in others it’s cosy and dramatic.
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Anonymous from
Beautiful color for my LibraryI love the rich color and the coverage is excellent!
Date published: 2024-04-04
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@theoldforgecottage from
Bedroom makeoverUsed DeNimes for the first time and such a warm deep blue. The paint as always is a great quality and a joy to use.
Date published: 2024-03-30
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Lori&Mark from
De Nimes downstairs looReally pleased with the result. It’s the perfect blue -grey hue that I had hoped for. I think it adds a touch of drama and sophistication to my downstairs loo!
My husband managed to paint it all in one day and it only needed 1 coat using modern emulsion. No nasty odour, in fact he thought the paint smelt nice.
Date published: 2024-02-11
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Plan.b.house from
Sophisticated and bold for our downstairs loo!I used De Nimes Dead Flat to colour drench our cloakroom and in true F&B style, the colour changes and evolves throughout the day as it responds to the natural light. It’s fabulous and the result is just beautiful!
Date published: 2024-01-04
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Chipsa from
Exceptionally beautifulI was a bit concerned about the greenish tint, more of a teal hue, noticed after applying the sample. After much deliberation, I decided to paint the whole entrance wall. I am so delighted ! The teal hue disappeared and the result was an exceptional, time-less grey blue. It contrast beautifully with my walnut main door.
Date published: 2023-12-26
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Charly from
Lovely deep blue/gray/green colorI wanted some contrast with the light beige walls and ceilings in my home, so chose this as the color for my small kitchen and two other accent walls. I have found that so many colors look great against this, as do light colored woods and anything metallic.
Date published: 2023-11-22
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Susiejt from
Lovely Depth to the ColourUsed in our kitchen upgrade for the kitchen cabinets, great coverage with just 2 coats and looks fabulous.
Date published: 2023-10-25
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DMB1 from
Great choiceLovely rich colour, every visitor comments on how nice it looks.
Date published: 2023-09-23
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Debdoo from
Excellent productBeautiful colour. Sons bedroom and he is so happy with it
Date published: 2023-08-24
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Bukovina from
My little porchDe Nimes…I’m not the only one who loves this colour…
Date published: 2023-08-03
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Blackbird from
So far, so beautifulI used De Nîmes modern emulsion in my large brightly lit bathroom, having struggled to find something to pair with the existing peppermint tiles. De Nîmes looks great; sophisticated and welcoming and makes a great backdrop for the white bathroom suite. I’m hoping it wears well when the steam hits!
Date published: 2023-07-30
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Caroline W from
Another great paint colour…Beautiful colour, great coverage. Really pleased with result
Date published: 2023-07-11
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Olive77 from
Gorgeous colour!Gorgeous colour for upcycled chest of drawers. Paint went on v easily.
Date published: 2023-05-18
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Moniek from
Beautiful colour!I used Drab on all woodwork, Lime White on the ceiling and De Nïmes on all walls (except one that has a linen wallpaper). A beautiful combination that gives my bedroom such a special, rich, historic feeling! Two coats of De Nïmes estate emulsion were more than enough. It covers really well and even and is easy to clean.
Date published: 2023-02-28
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JenPhil from
Beautiful cozy colorI recently changed my (north light) primary bedroom from white to De Nimes and I couldn't be happier. Beautiful color with low odor.
Date published: 2023-02-21
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littlebearleah from
Beautiful coverage and colorWe bought samples of De Nimes and Stiffkey blue for our nursery. In our room, which is low on natural night, De Nimes was quite grey with a blue/green hint. For my purposes, I settled on Stiffkey but De Nimes had a lot of votes. (For more details, Stiffkey reads as a true navy with hints of matte grey/black).
Date published: 2023-01-25
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Lb76 from
Beautiful rich colourLove this colour. It’s a really deep blue green that goes beautifully with other rich colours. I tried lots of other testers but I only ever need one F&B tester and it was perfect for what I was looking for. I’ve used it in my ensuite and had enough left to do my other bathroom with different styling.
Date published: 2022-12-30
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Jamie J from
Lovely cozy color with incredible pigmentationI used this in a bedroom and it was just perfect. It’s a really interesting color that is both soft and bold. It’s reasonably deep while still clearly reading as blue in lower light situations. It can function as a kind of neutral the way jeans do for an outfit. The pigmentation is rich and dynamic and almost velvety in quality. Farrow and Ball paint is excellent and De Nimes was instantly a favorite.
Date published: 2022-11-26
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Anonymous from
Classy colourI love this colour and have just had my hallway painted in it. I thought it may be too dark at first but it’s turned out really well and lots of people have commented upon it. Depending on the time of day it can be blue tones or grey. Love Fartow and Ball paint. This is the first time I’ve bought modern emulsion but the coverage doesn’t have too much of a sheen to it and is great at wiping off fingerprints in a high traffic area as stairs and hallway.
Date published: 2022-09-26
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JOnsta from
Nice calm colourUsed Denimes modern emulsion on walls and Pavilion Grey estate eggshell on matchboarding in downstairs loo and pleased with the result. I water it down a bit and do an extra coat. Goes on a bit better in my view.
Date published: 2023-04-02
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kuhslyn from
Beautiful color but...I used this in an office and love the color - beautiful tone, depth and finish but I definitely had to be more careful with the painting technique. I finished the room with 2 coats ( 2 gallons) but then I noticed color variations from the application on one wall. I tried to touch up areas and that didn't seem to help. Im not sure at this point if I need another full coat on the wall or if I should just let it go. I probably won't notice as much when art work etc. is placed but a little frustrating after so much time spent with the darker color. I am almost out of paint and not really wanting to spend on another gallon.
Date published: 2023-03-29
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Anonymous from
Difficult colourPainted a large main bedroom feature wall with it last year, found it extremely difficult to use. (and I've use F&B colours in every room in the house) The colour showed up any imperfections very clearly even though i stirred it longer than any other colour I've ever used. Although the emulsion is a lovely colour, i had to repaint in an alternate F&B colour before i was satisfied with the outcome.
